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Vancouver, BC, May 6, 2016--(T-Net)--In April, employment increased by 13,000 in British Columbia, and the unemployment rate fell 0.7 percentage points to 5.8%—the lowest rate among the provinces, according to Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey for April 2016.

This is the first time that British Columbia has had the lowest unemployment rate among all the provinces since comparable data became available in 1976.

On a year-over-year basis, employment in the province was up 110,000 (+4.9%).

A strong upward trend was observed throughout the 12 months, driven by growth in wholesale and retail trade, health care and social assistance, and construction.

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